STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège A&M - Aérospatiale et Mécanique - ULiège
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Abbott, R.
Baltus, Grégory ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Inter. fondamentales en physique et astrophysique (IFPA)
Boudart, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Inter. fondamentales en physique et astrophysique (IFPA)
Collette, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Active aerospace struct. and adv. mecha. systems
Cudell, Jean-René ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Inter. fondamentales en physique et astrophysique (IFPA)
Fays, Maxime ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Inter. fondamentales en physique et astrophysique (IFPA)
others (LIGO scientific and Virgo collaborations)
Language :
English
Title :
GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Physical Review X
ISSN :
2160-3308
Publisher :
American Physical Society, United States - Maryland
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